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Outline Introduction and Definitions Introduction and Definitions Reviewing: what to do, what not to do, etc. Reviewing: what to do, what not to do, etc. Examples and anecdotes Examples and anecdotes Plagiarism: definitions Plagiarism: definitions Avoiding plagiarism: rules for writers Avoiding plagiarism: rules for writers Examples and anecdotes Examples and anecdotes Conclusions Conclusions

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Goals Discuss (interactively) an infrequently-discussed professional duty and its details Discuss (interactively) an infrequently-discussed professional duty and its details For your own benefit as an author, understand the review process For your own benefit as an author, understand the review process For the community’s benefit (from quality reviews), discuss expectations of reviewers For the community’s benefit (from quality reviews), discuss expectations of reviewers For society’s benefit, reinforce the traditional negative attitude toward plagiarism For society’s benefit, reinforce the traditional negative attitude toward plagiarism

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Introduction Peer Review: a “community assessment” of quality Peer Review: a “community assessment” of quality  of papers presented at meetings  of papers submitted to the archival literature  of proposals submitted for funding  of the “body of work” of a professor seeking tenure and/or promotion

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Referee Duties (ctd.) Check accuracy and validity Check accuracy and validity Determine appropriateness to venue Determine appropriateness to venue Assess quality of presentation Assess quality of presentation Spot instances of plagiarism or poor citation quality Spot instances of plagiarism or poor citation quality If paper is not publishable as is, but is salvageable, determine where and how improvements can be made. If paper is not publishable as is, but is salvageable, determine where and how improvements can be made.

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Re-use and fair use See Stone’s paper in the handouts See Stone’s paper in the handouts Citations: always required unless prior work was not published anywhere in any form Citations: always required unless prior work was not published anywhere in any form Sometimes, even previously unpublished work is cited (it never hurts to cite) Sometimes, even previously unpublished work is cited (it never hurts to cite) Generally, redundant citations (e.g., to conference paper and a follow-on journal paper) aren’t warranted Generally, redundant citations (e.g., to conference paper and a follow-on journal paper) aren’t warranted Self-citations should be kept to a minimum (avoid gratuitous self-citations) Self-citations should be kept to a minimum (avoid gratuitous self-citations)

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Copyrights If your work is published, you assign (transfer) copyright to the publisher If your work is published, you assign (transfer) copyright to the publisher You cannot then give permission for re-use. You cannot then give permission for re-use. Handout: copyright form (note: revised to warrant compliance with the DMCA) Handout: copyright form (note: revised to warrant compliance with the DMCA) Handout: IEEE re-use permission form (routinely granted) Handout: IEEE re-use permission form (routinely granted)

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But here’s another problem Insufficient number of reviewers Insufficient number of reviewers Pattern Recognition: only one review per submission Pattern Recognition: only one review per submission Plagiarism hence easier to miss Plagiarism hence easier to miss

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But it’s less important Authors should be professional in citing other work Authors should be professional in citing other work  It’s expected  It’s required by law and convention  It speaks to reputation (very important to young researchers)

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Another example TPAMI submission, from a previously unknown author with no academic or industrial affiliation TPAMI submission, from a previously unknown author with no academic or industrial affiliation Discovered to be a photocopy of a technical report from a leading researcher (with a new cover page) Discovered to be a photocopy of a technical report from a leading researcher (with a new cover page) PAMI “death penalty” (no future submission will be accepted) PAMI “death penalty” (no future submission will be accepted) Scary: the paper was out for review, but the cognizant AE spotted the problem Scary: the paper was out for review, but the cognizant AE spotted the problem

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Multiple Submissions Handout: IEEE TPAMI editorial (Bowyer and Flynn) Handout: IEEE TPAMI editorial (Bowyer and Flynn) The same paper was submitted administratively to TPAMI and IVC The same paper was submitted administratively to TPAMI and IVC Front 40% identical Front 40% identical Remainder very similar Remainder very similar Rejected from TPAMI without review Rejected from TPAMI without review

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Conclusions Recall the goals Recall the goals  Sensitivity to the review process for your and its benefit  Understanding citation expectations for professional writings  Understanding legalities of copyright  Make you more comfortable with the “trivia” associated with writing

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Conclusions Writing is difficult Writing is difficult Reviewing is difficult Reviewing is difficult Organizing journal issues and conferences is difficult Organizing journal issues and conferences is difficult What makes it worthwhile is the knowledge gain they promote What makes it worthwhile is the knowledge gain they promote You are expected to support that You are expected to support that